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Paul LaRosa

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url
http://www.goodreads.com/paullarosa

born
April 01, 1963

gender
male

place of birth
nyc, The United States

website

genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction

influences
truman capote, the beatles, paul simon, j.d. salinger, marvel comic books (especialy spiderman) -- it's no accident that i went to work for a newspaper after reading so many comic books about clark kent and peter parker, both of whom worked at big city dailies.

member since
November 2007


about this author

** Please take a look at my newly-designed personal blog: Here is New York.

www.paullarosa.com/blog

***************************************
i lived for many years on story avenue in the bronx in a public housing project and, if i ever write a memoir, that's going to be the title -- story avenue.

a lot happened there and someday i'll put it down on paper. in the meantime, i've lived in every borough of nyc except staten island and have no plans to move there. i've never even traveled there to see a game at the staten island yankees ballpark and i love the yanks/hate the red sox. i went to many many yankee games as a kid because i went to high school on the grand concourse so the yanks are in my blood. w...more




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If you think this is a bad real estate market…

And yes, it is a bad real estate market, even in NYC. There's no confidence or liquidity out there. People are afraid to buy because prices might go lower yet, and buyers reportedly are unrealistic about setting prices for their once-highly-desired apartments. And why buy a studio or one-bedroom apartment if you're a young couple [...:]
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Tacoma Confidential: A True St... Tacoma Confidential: A True Story of Murder, Suicide, and a Police Chief's Secret Life
by Paul LaRosa (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.68 — 25 ratings — published 2006
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Death of a Dream Death of a Dream (48 Hours Mystery)
by Paul LaRosa (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.77 — 22 ratings — published 2008
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Nightmare in Napa: The Wine Co... Nightmare in Napa: The Wine Country Murders
by Paul LaRosa (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.76 — 17 ratings — published 2007
2 editions
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If you think this is a bad real estate market…

And yes, it is a bad real estate market, even in NYC. There's no confidence or liquidity out there. People are afraid to buy because prices might go lower yet, and buyers reportedly are unrealistic about setting prices for their once-highly-desired apartments. And why buy a studio or one-bedroom apa...more
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Paul "please take a look at my newly-designed blog: www.paullarosa.com/blog"
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Nightmare in Napa: T... Paul gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Nightmare in Napa: The Wine Country Murders (Hardcover)
by Paul LaRosa (Goodreads author)
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March 16
Fiftieth Anniversary of Strunk & White's "The Elements of Style": Panel discussion
Paul said "yes" to attending the event: Fiftieth Anniversary of Strunk & White's "The Elements of Style": Panel discussion.
date: April 16, 2009 06:30PM
location: Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, New York, NY, The United States
description: A celebration and discussion of the influence of "The Elements of Style" with Barbara Wallraff, Roy Blount, Jr., Lauren Lipton, and Roger Rosenblatt.

"The Elements of Style," by William Strunk, Jr., and E.B. White—the most widely read and influential manual of English writing style—turns 50 years old on April 16, 2009. Join us for an evening celebration and discussion of the influence of "the little book" with an illustrious group of writers and crit...more

January 10
Free Food for Millio... Paul gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Free Food for Millionaires (Paperback)
by Min Jin Lee
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Paul Paul said: "i was engrossed with the plot. this is a big book, meaning that it follows two generations and various siblings and cousins throughout their lives. unlike a lot of other reviewers, i did like the central character, casey. so she's ambivalent? so what...more "
December 11, 2008
American Lightning:... Paul gave 2 of 5 stars to:
American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century (Hardcover)
by Howard Blum
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December 09, 2008
Paul voted on the book list The book was better than the movie

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November 07, 2008
Who Do You Think You... Paul gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Who Do You Think You Are?
by Alyse Myers
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Paul Paul said: "an honest, straightforward book with a writing style to match. everything a memoir should be....you really feel like you know the author by the end. "
Her Last Death Paul gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Her Last Death (Hardcover)
by Susanna Sonnenberg
my rating:
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Paul Paul said: "excellent memoir. if someone had a worse mother than this one, i don't want to meet her. harrowing and engaging. loved it. "
Stuffed: Adventures... Paul gave 1 of 5 stars to:
Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family (Paperback)
by Patricia Volk
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Paul Paul said: "i know a lot of people -- including my wife -- love this book but i found it boring in the extreme and gave up halfway through. it's all bragging about her family (who are somewhat colorful...at least to her), all snapshots, and absolutely no story. ...more "
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message 12: by Brooklyn
01/10/2009 03:13PM

1167935 Sorry I'm so late with this but thanks for the add!
Brooklyn Darkchild
Author
This Ain't No Hearts and Flowers Love Story Pt1



message 11: by Steve
04/26/2008 05:55PM

1118869 Thanks, Paul! Good reading selections, all.


message 10: by Catherine
02/24/2008 07:56AM

799862 Hi Paul. Nice to meet you! :-)


message 9: by Margaret
02/19/2008 04:36PM

817387 Hi! Just stopping by to say hello and to thank you for adding me to your friend list.


message 8: by Heidi
02/07/2008 01:32PM

846101 Hi, Paul, thanks for the add! I have to confess that I don't read true crime myself, but my mother does, & then I get to hear all the gory details. I know she's read a couple of yours & we've both enjoyed them. :-)

Heidi
www.HeidiBetts.com
www.HeidiBetts.com/WIPsandChains


message 7: by Maggie
02/06/2008 12:31PM

253422 Paul

Thank you for the add. I glanced through your bookshelves and what a great reading collection. The books that you've written also look fantastic. I have to admit...true crime for me is a tough, but often well worth the effort, read.
xo

Maggie




message 6: by Rosemary
02/04/2008 06:57AM

358359 Hi, Paul. Thanks for the invitation. Your books look great. Happy writing!


message 5: by Jeremy
01/23/2008 07:43PM

630905 I want to apologize for the all the recommendations from me today. I wanted to share the Stoker Award news, and I only pressed the send button once--I'm not sure what happened to create so many messages. Some weird glitch.

Argh...this is terrible...

Again, I'm very sorry.

-Jeremy


message 4: by Jeremy
12/31/2007 07:14PM

630905 Here’s wishing you a nifty New Year filled with noiseless noses, neato nicknames, noble Nebraskans, gnarly narcoleptic nebulas, and novel novels about nut-eating narwhals and novercaphobic gnats.

-Jeremy :)

P.S.—I’m currently offering autographed/personally-inscribed copies of my novel, Vacation, with free shipping for those in the US. If there’s anything you could do to help me spread the word about this, I’d really appreciate it. Feel free to click here for details:
http://hauntedhousedressing.com/signed.h...


message 3: by Jeremy
12/25/2007 02:31AM

630905 Hi Paul!

Here’s wishing you a yippee-filled Yuletime overflowing with yard-long yams, yapping yoyo-yanking yetis, yak-milk yeast-cakes, and yellow yarn-yielding year-end yard-gnomes.

-Jeremy :)


message 2: by Amy
12/03/2007 07:38PM

142219 So when you have a chance I would love to know why you started writing true crime.
I find it fascinating from beginning to end. I am trying to branch out as a reader but I always crave crime.

I know you said you are working on a story so hit me up when work slows down.

:) Amy


message 1: by Kim
11/16/2007 02:48PM

387840 Hello I am Kim, very nice to meet you.


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